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Breakout Rooms Tips

  • Files previously uploaded to Share pods in the main room aren’t always available in the breakout rooms – not sure if it’s a bug or a feature that some rooms could access all of the uploaded files and some couldn’t. If the entire list of uploaded files was available, it had to be accessed from the “Share” button at the bottom of the Share pod as there is no scroll bar for the list and you can only access the files whose names are visible. It seems like content typically has to be uploaded separately to each breakout room.
  • Files in the Shared content area as well as in your personal content folder are available to be uploaded into Share pods in the breakout rooms.

    Note: Only users with a meeting creator license will have a content folder.

  • Using Video in breakout rooms - There were performance and quality issues with full motion Flash video in the breakout rooms just as there is in the main room. There were also problems with Presenter and SWF files loading in the breakout rooms. If you are going to have students (participants) complete a Presenter presentation or watch an animation or video as part of a breakout room activity, if at all possible, have them watch it together in the main room before moving them to breakout rooms.
  • After giving instructions to participants about the breakout rooms, wait 5-10 seconds before moving users to their breakout rooms. Due to network latency, the last couple of seconds of your audio may not arrive immediately after your speak. This will give the network time to deliver your last sentences, especially if this was important information or instructions for the users.
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